Kernel Log – Coming in 2.6.31 – Part 2: Graphics, Audio and Video

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Article Source The H
August 7, 2009, 7:53 am

Linux 2.6.31 will offer Kernel-Based Mode-Setting for Radeon graphics cards up to model X1950. The developers have included new drivers for X-Fi sound cards and for Intel’s “Next-Generation Graphics Device”. Many further improvements affect the drivers for webcams and TV hardware.

Despite the summer holiday season in the northern hemisphere, the development of the kernel has continued without interruption, and the fifth release candidate of Linux 2.6.31 has already become available. This version contains the gspca/sn9c20x webcam driver, which still managed to sneak in although the merge window has long been closed. However, this is only one of many changes in the audio and video area of Linux 2.6.31…

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